Jewish Federation of Greater Houston records

This collection consists of the minutes of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston.

Started in 1936, the central mission of the organization in its early years was the United Jewish Campaign, an effort to unify the fundraising efforts of the Houston Jewish community and to raise funds for Jewish causes both at home and abroad. The resources of the Council were put to the test during the 1940s, when more than 400 Jewish refugees came to Houston fleeing Nazi persecution. A Refugee Services Committee was organized to assist these men and women with employment, housing, and other needs.  In the decades since its founding, the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston has been engaged in advocacy on behalf of Israel, Jews in the former Soviet Union, and other international causes. Closer to home, the Federation supports a variety of community initiatives, from philanthropic gifts to Jewish education to senior care.

The original materials are held by the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library. Search the finding aid/inventory for the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston records, MS 0741.